Sunderland vs Millwall, 2023-24 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship

Sunderland

FT
0 - 1

Millwall

71': Danny Ballard (OG)

About

Sunderland are hosting Millwall at Stadium of Light, Sunderland, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
2': Foul by Bradley Dack (Sunderland).
2': George Saville (Millwall) wins a free kick on the left wing.
6': Foul by Chris Rigg (Sunderland).
6': George Saville (Millwall) wins a free kick on the left wing.
6': Attempt missed. Casper De Norre (Millwall) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
6': Ajibola Alese (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
6': Foul by Jake Cooper (Millwall).
11': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by George Saville.
12': Attempt blocked. Dan Ballard (Sunderland) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Luke O'Nien with a headed pass.
12': Hand ball by Jack Clarke (Sunderland).
12': Jack Clarke (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
14': Foul by George Honeyman (Millwall).
14': Jack Clarke (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
15': Attempt saved. Chris Rigg (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
17': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Japhet Tanganga.
17': Attempt missed. Dan Ballard (Sunderland) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Luke O'Nien with a headed pass following a corner.
19': Corner, Millwall. Conceded by Timothée Pembélé.
22': Corner, Millwall. Conceded by Ajibola Alese.
23': Attempt blocked. Callum Styles (Sunderland) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ajibola Alese.
23': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Casper De Norre.
23': Attempt missed. Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Bradley Dack with a cross following a corner.
25': Foul by Jack Clarke (Sunderland).
25': George Saville (Millwall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
27': Foul by Timothée Pembélé (Sunderland).
27': George Honeyman (Millwall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
28': Corner, Millwall. Conceded by Dan Ballard.
29': Attempt missed. Zian Flemming (Millwall) header from the left side of the six yard box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by George Saville with a cross following a corner.
31': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Dan McNamara.
32': Attempt missed. Luke O'Nien (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Bradley Dack with a cross following a corner.
43': Foul by Michael Obafemi (Millwall).
43': Luke O'Nien (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
43': Michael Obafemi (Millwall) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+1': First Half ends, Sunderland 0, Millwall 0.
45': Second Half begins Sunderland 0, Millwall 0.
45': Substitution, Sunderland. Trai Hume replaces Bradley Dack.
48': Attempt missed. Trai Hume (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Jack Clarke.
50': Foul by Dan Ballard (Sunderland).
50': Michael Obafemi (Millwall) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
52': Casper De Norre (Millwall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
52': Foul by Trai Hume (Sunderland).
52': Offside, Millwall. Michael Obafemi is caught offside.
54': Foul by Callum Styles (Sunderland).
54': Ryan Leonard (Millwall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
55': Foul by Pierre Ekwah (Sunderland).
55': George Honeyman (Millwall) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
55': Corner, Millwall. Conceded by Ajibola Alese.
56': Ajibola Alese (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
56': Foul by Zian Flemming (Millwall).
59': Attempt saved. Timothée Pembélé (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Callum Styles.
59': Foul by Ryan Leonard (Millwall).
59': Jack Clarke (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
62': Substitution, Sunderland. Abdoullah Ba replaces Timothée Pembélé.
63': Substitution, Sunderland. Adil Aouchiche replaces Chris Rigg.
63': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Ryan Leonard.
63': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Jake Cooper.
64': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Dan McNamara.
66': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Japhet Tanganga.
67': Substitution, Millwall. Tom Bradshaw replaces Michael Obafemi.
67': Substitution, Millwall. Duncan Watmore replaces George Honeyman.
68': Attempt blocked. Adil Aouchiche (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Abdoullah Ba with a cross.
69': Attempt blocked. Pierre Ekwah (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dan Ballard.
69': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by George Saville.
70': Anthony Patterson (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
70': Foul by Duncan Watmore (Millwall).
71': Own Goal by Dan Ballard, Sunderland. Sunderland 0, Millwall 1.
74': Attempt saved. Trai Hume (Sunderland) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Abdoullah Ba.
76': Delay in match because of an injury Matija Sarkic (Millwall).
76': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
77': Foul by Casper De Norre (Millwall).
77': Jack Clarke (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
77': Delay in match because of an injury Casper De Norre (Millwall).
79': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
79': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Japhet Tanganga.
81': Substitution, Sunderland. Corry Evans replaces Callum Styles.
81': Substitution, Sunderland. Romaine Mundle replaces Ajibola Alese.
83': Foul by Dan Ballard (Sunderland).
83': Zian Flemming (Millwall) wins a free kick on the right wing.
86': Dan Ballard (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
86': Foul by Zian Flemming (Millwall).
87': Dan Ballard (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card.
87': Zian Flemming (Millwall) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
87': Substitution, Millwall. Brooke Norton-Cuffy replaces Ryan Longman.
88': Substitution, Millwall. Shaun Hutchinson replaces Casper De Norre because of an injury.
90': Attempt blocked. Trai Hume (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Pierre Ekwah.
90'+1': Foul by Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland).
90'+1': Ryan Leonard (Millwall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1': Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+4': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Dan McNamara.
90'+6': Corry Evans (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+6': Foul by George Saville (Millwall).
90'+7': Attempt missed. Pierre Ekwah (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Adil Aouchiche following a set piece situation.
90'+8': Second Half ends, Sunderland 0, Millwall 1.
0': Match ends, Sunderland 0, Millwall 1.
0': Match ends, Sunderland 0, Millwall 1.

Statistics

MIL		SUN
9	Fouls	11
2	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	0
4	Corner Kicks	11
3	Saves	0
32.5	Possession	67.5
2	SHOTS	13
0	ON GOAL	3
0.0	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
204	Accurate Passes	510
278	Passes	584
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.9
2	Accurate Crosses	5
17	Crosses	23
0.1	Cross %	0.2
50	Long Balls	50
14	Accurate Long Balls	28
0.3	Long Balls %	0.6
0	Blocked Shots	5
8	Effective Tackles	8
17	Tackles	11
0.5	Tackle %	0.7
13	Interceptions	5
27	Effective Clearances	11
27	Clearances	11

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Stadium of Light
Location: Sunderland, England
Attendance: 40,743

EFL Championship Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Coventry City	15	+27	34
2	Middlesbrough	15	+6	29
3	Stoke City	15	+11	27
4	Preston North End	15	+6	26

Full Table

Line-Ups

Sunderland (3-4-3)

No.	Name
1	Anthony Patterson (GK)
5	Danny Ballard
42	Ajibola Alese
13	Luke O'Nien
7	Jobe Bellingham
39	Pierre Ekwah
28	Callum Styles
6	Timothee Pembélé
46	Bradley Dack
20	Jack Clarke
31	Chris Rigg

Sunderland Substitutes:

Trai Hume, Luís Semedo, Romaine Mundle, Abdoullah Ba, Corry Evans, Adil Aouchiche, Nathan Bishop, Mason Burstow, Leo Fuhr Hjelde.

Millwall (4-4-2)

No.	Name
20	Matija Sarkic (GK)
5	Jake Cooper
6	Japhet Tanganga
2	Dan McNamara
18	Ryan Leonard
23	George Saville
24	Casper de Norre
11	Ryan Longman
39	George Honeyman
10	Zian Flemming
21	Michael Obafemi

Millwall Substitutes:

Shaun Hutchinson, Duncan Watmore, Tom Bradshaw, Romain Esse, Adam Major, Kevin Nisbet, Brooke Norton-Cuffy, Wes Harding, Bartosz Bialkowski.

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